Legal Opinion
Dunleavy v. Wilson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 28, 1975No. 74 Civ. 3338PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs George Dunleavy and James Clifford Wilkins, appearing pro se, bring this action against various state officials to declare Article 16 of New York Correction Law 1 in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process and equal protection provisions, as well as the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. They contend that Article 16 fails to provide for the treatment of mentally ill prisoners confined in state hospitals maintained by the Department of Correction.
Pursuant to Title 28, section 2281 et seq., plaintiffs apply for…
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